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Question

1. Consider the presidencies of John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Why was Kennedy more popular with the public, and why was Johnson more successful in passing legislation?

2. In what areas of presidential leadership did John Kennedy most excel? Where was he most limited or unsuccessful?

3. What steps did Lyndon Johnson take to expand the liberal state? Which steps seemed to be successful, and why? Which did not seem to be successful, and why?

4. Regarding foreign policy, was Lyndon Johnson more in line with Franklin Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, or Theodore Roosevelt? Explain your choice.

5. Discuss the evolution of the civil rights movement. Did the federal government lead or follow in the movement? What forces most often initiated change? What divides could be found within the movement? Why did they exist?

6. What was the Kennedy strategy for fighting the Cold War? How did Vietnam fit into this overall strategy?

7. When Lyndon Johnson became president was he, in essence, already committed to following a policy of escalating involvement in Vietnam? Why or why not?

8. Why did the military superiority held by the United States fail to achieve victory in Vietnam?

9. Was the American failure in Vietnam a political or a military one? Could any changes have been made in either area that would have more likely led to an American success?

10. Describe the multiple traumas of 1968. How did the country respond to them?